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4.6 out of 5
'Excellent'
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An investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations.
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About Telling Lies
About this game
A Video Game About Private Conversations
Telling Lies is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. An investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations. It stars Logan Marshall-Green, Alexandra Shipp, Kerry Bishé and Angela Sarafyan.
How does it work?
Telling Lies sits you in front of an anonymous laptop loaded with a stolen NSA database full of footage. The footage covers two years in the intimate lives of four people whose stories are linked by a shocking incident. Explore the database by typing search terms, watch the clips where those words are spoken and piece together your story.
Unlike anything you've played before, Telling Lies is an intimate and intense experience. A game where you decide the truth.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- August 23, 2019
- Developers:
- Sam Barlow
Half Mermaid
Furious Bee Limited
- Publisher:
- Annapurna Interactive
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Steam Deck Support:
- Unsupported
- Genres:
- Story Rich
Adventure
- Play Style:
- Singleplayer
- Features:
- Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Captions available
Steam Cloud
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8800 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS X Yosemite
- Processor: 2.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Critic Reviews
Based on 34 Critics
IGN
90 / 100"Sharp writing, believable acting and a twisting plot make Telling Lies an essential detective game."
PC Gamer
87 / 100"An atmospheric, brilliantly written and acted detective thriller that tells a compelling story in a unique way."
GamesRadar+
90 / 100"Telling Lies is a paragon for storytelling, for character arcs that surprise you and linger on long after the credits – and videos – have ended. "
Reviews provided by MetaCritic
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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
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Simple
7.14%
Easy
53.57%
Just Right
32.14%
Tough
7.14%
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Relax & enjoy! 53.57% of players consider this game to be Easy
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Tried It
9.76%
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46.34%
Conquered It
34.15%
Completionist! 34.15% of players have Conquered It
Telling Lies User Reviews
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Yamik
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Strange game at the beginning but once you get used to it, it's a lot of fun figuring out where the videos fit in and what is actually going in the story.
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David C
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I didn't get it, and it wasn't rewarding enough to go on. I would recommend taking a look at it on youtube. Granted, my patience is incredibly short and i didn't really get past the first folder.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Relax and Enjoy! 61% of GameFAQs users said Telling Lies is Simple or Easy. 32% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right.
According to PEGI, Telling Lies is suitable for players aged 16 and above.
No, Telling Lies is not currently playable on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Telling Lies is Unsupported on Steam Deck. Some or all of this game currently doesn't function on Steam Deck.
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8800 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Minimum:
- OS: OS X Yosemite
- Processor: 2.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 4 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 11 hours.
Yes, Telling Lies has broad critical consensus. 80% of critics on Metacritic recommend Telling Lies. The Metascore is 84 out of 100.
Telling Lies was released on August 23, 2019
Yes, Telling Lies supports MacOS.
Telling Lies is published by Annapurna Interactive
Telling Lies was developed by Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, and Furious Bee Limited
Fanatical users tagged Telling Lies as Mystery, Detective, Thriller, and Investigation
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Telling Lies as Story Rich
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Telling Lies as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Telling Lies as Mystery
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